When I walk into a book store I hear lives in chorus, humanity suggesting that it might have a redeemable essence, that we just might overcome the forces always trying to undo our best parts.
Read MoreDAY AT THE MUSEUM
What is she thinking? The real question should be, "What are you thinking?"
Read MoreHIDDEN THINGS
The horizon line marks those places with an edge beyond which you cannot see, and there are more places you cannot see from where you're sitting right now than there are places you can see.
Read MoreSAVING THE WORLD
Science is an endless process. It builds on itself. But just like life, science means nothing if the fruits of its efforts aren’t shared with others.
Read MoreTHE SOUNDS WE HEAR
Don’t just be an accountant: be an elegant, insightful, artful one. Don’t simply restock the shelves at the grocery store: find subtle, nuanced ways to think about what you’re doing and then do it well. Mundane jobs are not without the potential for elegant expressions. Perception is the first part of understanding something, and transformation of those perceptions is the work of authentic creativity.
Read MoreBRIGHT LIGHT
In Prince we experienced the self actualized creative person we dreamed we all might be even if his style wasn’t our own. He transfixed us with a kaliedescopically variable self-invention and creative output that never seemed to grow stale.
Read MoreTHE MUSICIAN WHO STOPS TIME
At its most successful, music suspends time. That means music can even manage to suspend your endless to-do list.
Read MoreA RESPONSE TO TERRORISM
Terror and distrust are at the root of inequalities; they are not the result. Self-interested tribalism is the greatest threat to humanity's future. We lose our collective grip on noble dreams because we grasp instead at ordinary survival, and we are then faced with a choice. In the face of terror we are either the engine of perpetuation or we are the engine of change.
Read MoreBUYING THINGS THAT DON’T EXIST
Market forces may be set perfect prices, but that only lasts as long as providers can provide loss-leading products. At some point requests for inexpensive flying elephants can only go so low.
Read MoreUNCOMFORTABLE ART
We can either avoid immersing ourselves in intellectual territory that makes us emotionally recoil, or we can plumb those dark depths because they speak about something vital for us to consider today.
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